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Kris Tryber
Sep 3, 20193 min read
How to Avoid Painful Tech-Integrations: 3 Things to Look Out For
To successfully reap the benefits of digitization, brokerages must ensure that their employees can adopt the technology quickly to...
Parade Team
Aug 22, 20192 min read
Parade launches new brokerage features: Delivers connected, seamless carrier sales experience
Big data and artificial intelligence leader expands product to further automate workflows, scale relationship management, and grow...
Preet Sivia
Aug 19, 20194 min read
The Changing Business of Freight Brokerage: 3 Ways to Come Out on Top
Over the past 15 years, brokerages have largely adopted good foundational technologies like a Transport Management System (TMS), a...
Anthony Sutardja
Aug 13, 20191 min read
Partner Pages: Your Carriers Can Book More Loads with Ease
Today we’re excited to announce Partner Pages: a feature that provides every Parade freight brokerage customer with their own...
Kyle Wilson
Aug 9, 20192 min read
Top Carrier Sales Rep Challenges in 2019
Between June 2018 and June 2019, the spot market prices for loads have dropped by almost -19%. Simultaneously, the spot market capacity...
Anthony Sutardja
Aug 5, 20194 min read
Rapid Results from ‘Day 0’: The 5 Qualities of a Breakthrough Technology Solution For Your Brokerage
Many medium and large freight brokerages are looking to achieve business breakthroughs by leveraging the right technologies. By...
Kurtis Tryber
Jul 30, 20194 min read
The Power of Visibility: How Data-Driven Carrier Reps Outperform their Peers
Traditionally, Carrier Sales Rep (CSR) managers measure and assess their Carrier Sales Reps (CSRs) based on the following metrics: Number...
Tony Wu
Jul 15, 20194 min read
How Parade Secures and Protects Your Freight Brokerage’s Data
Freight brokerages who want to benefit from technology solutions like Parade must first be willing to give their technology partners...
Kyle Wilson
Jul 15, 20194 min read
Why CSR-centric Brokerages are Leading the Industry
Meet Everett Johnson, founder and owner of Credence Logistics (CL). Before starting his company, Johnson worked for a large brokerage,...
Kurtis Tryber
Jun 28, 20194 min read
The 2 Critical Checkpoints You Must Pass Before Buying a New TMS
Recently, I spoke with a small freight brokerage (about $25M in annual revenue) and discovered that their ‘off the shelf’ TMS adequately...
Kris Tryber
Jun 24, 20196 min read
Freight Brokerage Tech: To Build or Buy? That is the Question.
In a recent article, Peter Rentschler, CEO at CarrierDirect, discussed why freight brokerages should focus on better utilizing their...
Kyle Wilson
Jun 17, 20195 min read
Freight Brokerage 'Booking Structures': Opportunities to Streamline Your Operations
Different ‘booking structures', their pros and cons, and what role technology can play in your strategy.
Kris Tryber
Jun 10, 20194 min read
‘Freight Tech’ Fit-Out: 3 Critical Steps to Successful Integration
In this post, we discuss some common pitfalls to integrating new technology successfully and how to avoid them.
Kyle Wilson
May 31, 20195 min read
Rapid ‘Tech-Adoption’ for Freight Brokerages: How to Get Your Carrier Sales Reps On Board— Fast!
Before joining Parade, I was a Carrier Sales rep at CH Robinson, and co-founded a freight technology startup, building freight tech...
Anthony Sutardja
May 29, 20196 min read
‘Digital Freight Matching’ Isn’t a Product— It’s a Strategic Methodology
As freight brokerages look to leverage technologies, automate grunt work, and streamline operations, we hear references such as “Buying...
Kurtis Tryber
May 15, 20195 min read
Transform Your Freight Brokerage: How to Retain and Empower Your Carrier Sales Reps
Like any competitive business, growing and managing a freight brokerage is full of operational challenges such as: attracting and...
Preet Sivia
May 8, 20195 min read
Cart Before the Horse: Digital Freight Matching, A.I. and Machine Learning for Freight
Technologies are assisting to automate tasks that require lots of repetition and grunt work, allowing people to focus on tasks that...
Tony Wu
Apr 25, 20196 min read
People First AI: The Modern Freight Brokerage
From predicting disease to forecasting stock market trends to determining decision-making for self-driving cars, Machine Learning (ML)...
Kurtis Tryber
Apr 22, 20194 min read
Disruption in the Freight Brokerage Industry: How to Secure Your Brokerage’s Future
Freight brokerages and logistics companies with capital are aggressively purchasing other companies with technology assets— this behavior...
Anthony Sutardja
Mar 27, 20192 min read
Book Now: Instant bookings with your trusted carriers
We’re proud to announce Book Now: a feature that enables Parade freight brokerage customers to securely digitally book a load end-to-end...
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